O-568-94 ORDINANCE NO. 568-94
AN ORDINANCE OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AMENDING
PARAGRAPH (a) OF SECTION 9-44 AND SECTION 9-46 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA;
PROVIDING FOR TEN DAY GRACE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF WASTE
FEES AND INCREASING CHARGE FOR EACH INQUIRY ON WASTE FEE
ACCOUNTS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of Section 9-44 of the Code of
ordinances of Miami Shores Village, Florida, provides as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all owners
of improved real property in the village are required to have
accumulations of garbage, bulky waste and solid waste removed by
the department, and for such governmental service of garbage, bulky
waste and solid waste collection, or the availability of such
service, all such improved real property shall be liable for the
payment of the waste fees set forth in Section 9-42 . All waste
fees becoming due and payable on and after January 1, 1984, shall
constitute, and are hereby imposed, special assessment liens
against the real property aforesaid, and until fully paid and
discharged, or barred by law, shall remain liens equal in rank and
dignity with the lien of the village ad valorem taxes. Unless
otherwise provided in this article, such waste fees shall become
delinquent if not fully paid on the due date thereof. Delinquent
waste fees shall be increased by ten ( 10) percent of the basic
annual fee. Thereafter, delinquent waste fees and penalty
assessment shall accrue interest monthly at the rate of eighteen
( 18) percent per annum until paid. Unpaid and delinquent waste
fees, together with all penalties imposed thereon, shall remain and
constitute special assessment liens against the real property
involved for the period of ten ( 10) years from the due date
thereof. Such special assessment liens for waste fees and
penalties may be enforced by any of the methods provided in Chapter
86, Florida Statutes or the collection and enforcement of payment
thereof may be accompanied by any other method authorized by law.
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SECTION 2 . Paragraph (a) of Section 9-44 of the Code of Ordinances
of Miami Shores Village, Florida, shall stand amended to read as
follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all owners
of improved real property in the village are required to have
accumulations of garbage, bulky waste and solid waste removed by
the department, and for such governmental service of garbage, bulky
waste and solid waste collection, or the availability of such
service, all such improved real property shall be liable for the
payment of the waste fees set forth in Section 9-42 . All waste
fees becoming due and payable on and after January 1, 1984, shall
constitute, and are hereby imposed, special assessment liens
against the real property aforesaid, and until fully paid and
discharged, or barred by law, shall remain liens equal in rank and
dignity with the lien of the village ad valorem taxes. Unless
otherwise provided in this article, such waste fees shall become
delinquent if not fully paid within ten ( 10) days of the due date
thereof. Delinquent waste fees shall be increased by ten ( 10)
percent of the basic annual fee. Thereafter, delinquent waste fees
and penalty assessment shall accrue interest monthly at the rate of
eighteen ( 18) percent per annum until paid. Unpaid and delinquent
waste fees, together with all penalties imposed thereon, shall
remain and constitute special assessment liens against the real
property involved for the period of ten ( 10) years from the due
date thereof. Such special assessment liens for waste fees and
penalties may be enforced by any of the methods provided in Chapter
86, Florida Statutes or the collection and enforcement of payment
thereof may be accompanied by any other method authorized by law.
SECTION 3 . Section 9-46 of the Code of Ordinances of Miami Shores
Village, Florida, reads as follows:
Section 9-46 . Charge for inquiry.
Effective October 1, 1991, there will be a charge of ten
dollars ($10.00) , for each inquiry with reference to the
status of each waste collection account.
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SECTION 4 . Section 9-46 of the Code of Ordinances of Miami Shores
Village, Florida, shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 9-46 . Charge for inquiry.
Effective October 1, 1994, there will be a charge of twenty
dollars ($20.00) , for each inquiry with reference to the
status of each waste collection account.
SECTION 5. The provisions of this Ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption.
APPROVED and ADOPTED on first reading on an emergency basis this
i6th — day Of Aiigiist 1994 .
WILLIAM J. �EFFERKN, Mayor
ATTEST:
By:
Scott W. Davis
Village Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William F. Fhnn)*, Jr.
Village Attorney
(underscored words are new. )
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